Braeden, Judy and Mike of St. Paul's Leaskdale church band were just some of the performers taking part in the David Festival, at Uxbridge Baptist Church, on Saturday, April 11. The popular annual Festival offered several workshops including worship band and songwriting, as well as performances throughout the weekend.

Neil MacLeod, pictured above inspecting one of his hand-carved birdhouses, particpated in the Fine Art Show at the Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival - which took place on the weekend of April 4. Mr. MacLeod also donated his experience, which he says comes from his head and not from books, to carve the series of maple leafs below - which were then painted by local artists and auctioned. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard.